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On the undercard of ESPN’s PBC broadcast tonight in Brooklyn, Daniel Jacobs(30-1, 27 KOs) was awarded a TKO victory over former light middleweight champion, Sergio Mora (28-3-2, 9 KOs), when Mora’s right leg folded under him after going down under a barrage of punches from Jacobs in the 2nd. Mora got up off the canvas, but was limping considerably and was unable to continue the fight for Jacobs’ WBA middleweight title.
The opening round was sleepy until Jacobs landed a massive right hand with 1:22 remaining in the round, sending Mora...

In a scheduled 6 rounder, Cuban prospect, Prichard Colon (15-0, 11 KOs) made quick work of American, Michael Finney(12-4-1, 10 KOs) in a junior Middleweight tilt. The first round was fairly pedestrian, but Colon opened up in the second and floored Finney with a huge right hook followed by multiple combinations. Finney beat the count, but was out on his feet with 1:37 remaining in the round when the fight was correctly stopped.
Finney was 0-3-1 in his last four fights, so it’s hard to gauge Colon’s performance to a degree, but you...

Manuel Avila has a short term goal on his mind.
“Everybody from down here wants to put Northern California back on the map,” Avila said. “We want to be like Southern California.”
Avila (17-0, 7 Kos) takes a big step toward the big time when he faces Cuban-born Yoandris Salinas (21-1-2, 14 Kos) on Saturday Aug. 8, at Fantasy Springs Casino. They battle for the vacant interim NABF super bantamweight title. HBO Latino will televise the Golden Boy Promotions card.
Northern California for over a decade boasted some of the best...

Boxing is regarded as the cruelest sport for how often it turns a blind eye to the punishment a fighter endures inside the squared circle and how little it remunerates a fighter once he leaves the ring.
Veteran journalist based in New York City and author of two previous nonfiction books, Rich Blake, thankfully does not continue in the bloodletting tradition that the boxing game seems to prefer. Instead, he tells the tale of largely looked-over light-heavyweight, Jimmy Slattery.
In Slats: The Legend & Life of Jimmy Slattery (No Frills...

Call it Philly versus New York or New York versus Philly. It's a storied history between the two cities less than a mere 100 miles apart. It's the Giants vs. Eagles...Flyers vs. Rangers...and Yankees/Mets vs. Phillies. In fact Philly's favorite adopted son "Smokin" Joe Frazier considered Madison Square Garden home. Most don't know that Joe actually resided in New York before he settled in Philadelphia.
This weekend at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn New York the rivalry gets renewed via welterweight fighters Danny Garcia 30-0 (17) of...

LUCAS MATTHYSSE TO FACE VIKTOR POSTOL FOR THE VACANT
WBC WORLD SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP ON
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3 FROM STUBHUB CENTER
LIVE ON HBO BOXING AFTER DARK®
TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, JULY 31
LOS ANGELES (July 30, 2015) – On October 3, one the most exciting fighters and fearsome punchers in boxing, Lucas “La Máquina” Matthysse (37-3, 34 KOs) will take on the dangerous and undefeated Viktor “The Iceman” Postol (27-0, 11 KOs) for the vacant WBC World Super Lightweight Championship at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif....

Jean Pascal stepped up, and took on a younger gun, even though he could have played it safe, taken a stay busy fight, and wait for a rematch with Sergey Kovalev.
The gamble didn't pay off, almost, but it did, because it was scored 97-93 times three, for Pascal.
I thought the judges were in error.
"I can't believe it," the announcers said...but I can...we see it every week in this sphere, crappy cards from people wearing smudged glasses or coming in with pre-set cards.
Pascal went 154-397 for 163-632 for Yuni in punches.
Gonzo, a 16-0...

ONTARIO, CALIF.-Danny Roman captured the NABF super bantamweight title by using his height against Mexico’s Daniel Noriega on Friday night.
Roman (15-2-1, 5 Kos) used his reach and combination punching before a crowd of more than 1,200 at the Doubletree Hotel to defeat Torreon, Mexico’s Noriega (27-10-1). The Thompson Boxing Promotions fight was not televised.
It was not an easy fight for Roman, who constantly had Noriega pressing forward in every round. The shorter Mexican fighter knew how to keep the pressure on and was never hurt by...

It makes sense, from a context perspective. Sergey Kovalev and Jean Pascal engaged in a pretty decent rumble a few months ago.
They are both set to throw leather, in seperate bouts, at Mandalay Bay on Saturday night.
Connect the dots, is my thinking...
Indeed, a source in the position to know tells me that a deal is in place which would see Kovalev fighting the 29-3-1 Pascal, "early next year;" a verbal agreement has been activated, the source tells me.
That person noted that Pascal deserves props because he's not taking a gimme fight...

WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO VS. TYSON FURY
SET FOR SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24
AT THE ESPRIT ARENA IN DUSSELDORF
Live onHBO World Championship Boxing®
Dusseldorf, Germany (July 24) A press conference was held this past Tuesday at the ESPRIT Arena to formally announce the highly anticipated World Heavyweight Championship between undisputed and long reigning champion Wladimir “Dr. Steelhammer” Klitschko and #1 ranked mandatory challenger Tyson Fury set for Saturday, October 24. The event will be televised in the U.S....

There may be no easier person on earth to talk to about boxing than Terri “The Boss” Moss. I caught up with the recently inducted hall of famer, and as usual, all I had to do was say “hello” and we were off to the races.
There may also be no busier person in boxing either. To simply discuss with Terri what she’s been up to recently and what she has cooking is to make the interviewer very thankful for having a recording device. To Terri Moss, movement is life. So move she does.
Not many people would cut short the celebration of...

Chris "Ludacris" Bridges Stars in New Promotional Campaign
For Bounce TV's Debut of Premier Boxing Champions - The Next Round
Sunday, August 2 at 9 p.m. ET
ATLANTA (July 23, 2015) -- Chris "Ludacris" Bridges is stepping into the ring to help Bounce TV promote the debut of Premier Boxing Champions - The Next Roundvia a new series of promotional videos for the nation's first and only broadcast television network designed for African American audiences. Thespots featuring the multi-platinum selling, GRAMMY®-award winning artist and actor...

Pascal vs. Gonzalez Scouting Report Former Champion vs. Undefeated Prospect
Las Vegas, NV: On July 25, 2015 former light heavyweight world champion, Jean Pascal (29-3-1, 17 KOs) will take on undefeated prospect Yuniesky Gonzalez (16-0, 12 KOs) as the co-feature to the HBO World Championship Boxing telecast of the Sergey Kovalev vs. Nadjib Mohammedi fight live from Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada. Pascal is fresh off his first loss in almost four years and is looking to take on the undefeated Cuban prospect. Below is the scouting report for...

(From left to right) Angel Garcia, Danny Garcia, Steve Cunningham and Naazim Richardson pose together at the DSG Boxing Club in Philadelphia on Wednesday, July 22. Photo Credit: Ed Diller
PHILADELPHIA (July 22, 2015) - Two of Philadelphia's top fighters held a media workout Tuesday as Danny "Swift" Garcia (30-0, 17 KOs)and Steve "U.S.S." Cunningham (28-7, 13 KOs) prepared for their respective Premier Boxing Champions headlining events in August.
Garcia, who was joined by his father and trainer Angel, will be looking for his record fifth...

It was a year ago in Las Vegas that Bernard Hopkins made a decision the boxing world would find out a little later on.
The former middleweight and light heavyweight champion nicknamed “Hard Nard” by some, put his weight behind Golden Boy Promotions. It came months after the company was blindsided by its CEO Richard Schaefer’s decision to leave. The final blow was that many fighters perceived under the Golden Boy banner were actually never signed.
An ambush of major proportions took part in May 2014, one rivaling Little Big...

Top grade hitters hit the scene in NYC on Monday night, to check out the fighting form of Jake Gyllenhaal, who is starring in a new fight flick, "Southpaw." The 2014 BWAA Fighter of the Year, Terence Crawford, told TSS that he gave the effort "five stars," and a pal of his, who shall remain nameless, to protect his macho image, told me the movie had him bawling multiple times.
Oh, and by the way, I got an explanation from a PR rep for the Weinstein Company, for readers who wonder why the guy seems to be a righty, even though the flick is...